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Indeed, until last week, security at the Capitol was almost alarmingly lax. Police officers at various entrances checked only packages, briefcases and handbags, thus making it easy for a would-be saboteur to conceal weapons or bombs inside clothing. The gallery-entrance metal detectors, moreover, were far more primitive than those routinely found at airports, and incapable of picking up plastics or other nonmetal weapons or explosives...
Obviously, it is grossly unfair for public safety in Washington, or anywhere else, to be endangered by lax gun laws in other parts of the country. But unless Congress acts, the present situation will continue...
Despite the strict rules, a sophomore in Claverly said enforcement has been lax. When he and his roommates received a week's notice of the inspection, they successfully camouflaged their violations...
Moreover, because of lax labor legislation, the union's leaders are virtually immune from prosecution. Even if the government had the power to purge them, it probably would not want to do so. Under the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, Mexico has been essentially a one-party state for the past 54 years. Instead of sharing power, it balances interests by trading off political favors. In return for turning a blind eye to union affairs, the party has been guaranteed votes, campaign supporters and a smooth flow of revenue-producing...
Harvard officials said last week that a recent rash of false alarms in some House has encouraged a lax attitude among both students and the Cambridge Fire Department, despite an overall decrease in the number of false alarms since last year...